高中英语牛津译林版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 4 Exploring literature单元测试一课一练

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Unit 4 Exploring literature（B卷·能力提升练）

（时间：60分钟，满分：100分）

一、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5题）

A

Believe it or not, there are many strange things banned around the world.

Black cars—Turkmenistan

Trying to buy a new car in the central Asian country of Turkmenistan can be a tricky business due to numerous restrictions issued by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Batir Turken, who is from Turkmenistan but lives in Dubal, explained, “For the country with 60℃ in summer, it is really strange and stupid—cars with black colors are banned, and dirty cars are not allowed to drive in the city.”

He added, “Cars which are older than five years are banned, cars with a right-hand drive are banned, sports cars and two-door cars are banned, and cars with tinted(有色的) windows are banned.”

Vacuum cleaners(真空吸尘器)Victoria—Australia

No one likes a noisy neighbor, but the state of Victoria in Australia has introduced a set of rules about at what point during the day you can make noise including when you can vacuum.

Sumit Gupta, Mumbai, India, said,“In Melbourne, Australia, vacuuming your house between 10 pm and 7am during weekdays and 10 pm and 9 am during the weekends is against the law.”

Chewing gum—Singapore

Singapore prohibits the sale and import of chewing gum,which makes it impossible for locals to get their hands on gum. However, exceptions are made for people who have medical conditions and need to chew gum. The ban began in 1992 and is still in effect.

Running out of fuel—Germany

People are not allowed to let their cars run out of fuel if they are driving on the autobahn(高速公路) in Germany. What complicates matters is that a person can’t walk along the highway to get some gas, as walking on the autobahn is also prohibited by law.

Changing bulb—Victoria, Australia

In Victoria, one of the most populous states in Australia, changing a light bulb is illegal unless you are a licensed electrician. People who disobey this law could receive a fine of up to AU$10(￡5.5).

21. Which kinds of cars are Not banned in Turkmenistan?

A. cars used for six years B. cars with a left-hand drive

C. cars with colored windows D. sports cars

22. What makes things complicated in Germany?

A. Running out of fuel is forbidden in this country.

B. Whoever walks on the autobahn is against the law.

C. Dirty cars are not allowed to drive in the city.

D. The ban of running out of fuel is out of effect now.

23. Which of the following is true?

A. Batir Turken considers it an absurd idea to ban black cars in Turkmenistan.

B. A person who is ill and needs to chew gum will be fined for chewing gum.

C. You can change a light bulb as long as you handle with care.

D. People vacuuming houses at midnight in Melbourne will be fined AU$10.

B

It was a morning in January. The jet stream (急流)had dipped down, causing the Arctic cold to reach the mountains of my home. It was only 2 degrees outside, but the cold wind made it feel like it was 15 below zero. Still, I was kneeling in the snow alongside my house trying to open a tiny door, so I eoukl get in. 1 had forgotten to leave my water dripping the night before and now my water pipes were frozen and my faucets(水龙头)were dry.

The wind cut into me like a knife while I struggled to get two electric heaters in place around the section of frozen pipes. The waterlines were buried except for a small piece that connected up to my house. I put a heater on each side of it, ran the extension cords(软线)into my house and plugged them in. Both heaters roared to life and started blowing hot air on the frozen water pipes. My fingers had already started to go numb, so I stayed inside to wait. I could only hope that this bit of warmth could get my water flowing again. Finally, after twenty minutes, the water started flowing through my faucets again. I went back outside into the biller cold and gathered my heaters up. I looked at the weak January sun shining on the frozen snow and smiled. Then I sent a joy filled with "Thank you" heavenward and returned inside to make myself a hot breakfast.

Sometimes the coldness of this life can get to us as well. It can make our hearts feel icy and frozen. It can keep our kindness and love from flowing out to others. Sometimes, though, all we need is a bit of warnth to get us going again. It can be a simple smile, a kind word, a heart-felt hug, a morning sunrise, a bird's song or any gentle reminder of just how much God loves us. Let us all be grateful for those bits of warmth that gel us going again. And let us all try to be that bit of wannth for others every chance we get.

24 What was the direct reason why the water pipes were frozen?

A. The jet stream.

B. The low temperature.

C. The cold wind.

D. The author ' s own carelessness.

25. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase "roared to in Paragraph 2?

A. Began functioning smoothly.

B. Worked inappropriately.

C. Broke down suddenly.

D. Screamed out loudly.

26. What did the author think of his work?

A. Embarassed.

B. Satisfied.

C. Mad with joy.

D. Cautiously optimistic.

27. What is the last paragraph mainly centered on?

A. The coldness of life has a negative effect on our life quality.

B. We meet with the coldness of life unavoidably and unwillingly.

C. We should be thankful for bits of warmth of life.

D. We should seize every chance to receive warmth of life from others.

C

My family and I belonged to a country club located across the street from the Long Island Sound. Each summer, the big attraction for us was the pool. I learned how to swim and joined the swimming team but was never really a good swimmer. However, swimming in my younger days was a way to keep cool, and swimming on a team gave me identity and a sense of belonging . It also became invaluable many years later.

In 1973, I was married, pregnant and had a home. What made our little home even more wonderful was when I discovered that four blocks away was Rath Park Pool! For the next 30 years, most of our summer days were spent around that pool.

Each of my five kids took swimming lessons and learned all the different swimming strokes (姿势). They later joined the swimming team and competed in sports meets. My daughter even became a lifeguard at the town pool. I sat back and happily took it all in!

As much as I would have liked to have life stand still, it doesn’t. My children outgrew their pool days and moved on. But the pool was still four blocks from my home, so I began to take up swimming again. And it was far better than I ever could have imagined. I got so much out of it that I joined the local pool so I could swim year-round. Whenever I swam, I would always come out feeling physically and mentally refreshed. I often felt that if I looked hard enough, I would be able to see all of the worries and problems I’ve had in life, sitting at the bottom of the pool!

What has swimming taught me? I’ve learned that balance is the key to being a good swimmer. If you are balanced in the water, you have no resistance. Working on staying balanced made me realize the similarities between life in and out of the swim lane (泳道). If you work on keeping yourself balanced, you will be able to swim right through the stress and problems life throws at you!

28. What can we learn about the author from paragraph 1?

A. Her family taught her how to swim. B. She swam with friends more often in summer.

C. Swimming brought her lifelong benefits. D. She was elected to be the swim team captain.

29. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 imply?

A. The author loved the pool days with her kids.

B. Swimming was losing its appeal to the author.

C. She was proud of her kids for winning competitions.

D. The author preferred to have a peaceful life.

30. What did the author find after she took up swimming again?

A. Sports can give you the courage to face difficulties.

B. She mastered more swimming skills than expected.

C. It enabled her to see how to handle problems in life.

D. Swimming made her remember her younger days.

31. What is the best title of the article?

A. Wonderful pool days with her family B. Life in the swim lane

C. Balance between life and family D. Similarities between swimming and life

D

The Internet has completely changed the workplace over the past three decades. Artificial Intelligence is now all set to do the same, and businesses that don't take advantage of the technology risk being left behind.

Global tech giants (巨头) like Amazon have been leading the change, and businesses of all sizes are now using the technology for employing and managing their staff.

Among them is L'Oreal. With about a million applicants for roughly 15,000 new positions each year, the company is using AI to hire.

“We really wanted to save time and focus more on quality, diversity and candidate experience. And AI solutions were the best way to go faster on these challenges, said Eva Azoulay, global vice-president of L'Oreal's Human Resources Department.

The company uses Mya, a chatbot, to save employers' time during the first stage of the process. It handles routine questions from candidates, and checks details such as availability and visa requirements. Should candidates make it to the next round, they’ll run into Seedlink, an AI software that scores applicants based on their answers to open-ended interview questions. These scores don't replace human judgment, said Azoulay, but they do pick out candidates who might not seem like obvious choices.

Early results have been promising. For one internship program, where 12,000 people apply for about 80 spots, employers claim they saved 200 hours of time while hiring the most diverse group to date.

Other businesses have gone beyond employment and are using AI to help manage employees. Some UK firms have started using Isaak, a system designed by the London-based company StatusToday, to track how many hours staff spend online and the number of emails they receive. London real estate agent JBrown has been using this system since March. CEO James Brown said it helps the firm understand employees' habits and prevent them from overworking. “It enables us to solve bottleneck problems and relieve overburdened employees,” he said.

Despite these examples of good practice, there is still a long way for AI to reach its full potential (潜力), and the technology comes with risks. Another AI danger could be its impact on jobs through automation (自动化). McKinsey predicts AI could add $13 trillion to the global economy by 2030, with early adopters doubling their cash flow over that period. But the demand for repetitive (重复的) or digitally-unskilled jobs could drop by around 10%, the consulting firm said in a 2018 report.

32. What can we learn about AI technology from Paragraph 1?

A It causes a great problem in workplace.

B. It will replace the Internet in the future.

C. It requires businesses to invest much money.

D. It will become a necessary part of business.

33. L'Oreal uses AI in its hiring process to________.

A. pick out the most suitable candidates directly

B. come up with more questions unlimitedly

C. improve the company's hiring efficiency

D. save money by replacing human judgment

34. Firms with the system Isaak can_______.

A. prevent their employees from surfing the Internet

B. force their employees to form good working habits

C. monitor the contents of all their employees' emails

D. help their employees avoid being overstressed at work

35. The passage is mainly developed by _______.

A. setting examples

B. making comparisons

C. examining differences

D. following the time order

二、七选五（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Thinking about an overseas trip but concerning you might make a less worthy choice because you can't afford to visit all the places on your wish list before you make your final decision? ___36___With a bit of ingenuity(独创性) and a dash of wit, you can travel the world cheaply.

___37___Walk on the streets of a city, stop and chat with a local, or even climb to the top of a hill and watch the sun set over the ocean. The simple joy of being in a new place is just a matter of going someplace new. No tour package is required.

Keep your needs to a minimum. People need fresh air, exercise, creative stimulation, companionship and self-esteem, etc. ___38___For fresh air, go outside. For exercise, take a walk. For creative stimulation, go somewhere new. For companionship, make a friend. For self-esteem, turn off your TV, breathe deep and open your spirit to the basic goodness of the world.

Go slow. If you live in New York and want to take a two-week vacation to Africa, it will be very difficult to travel for free. Time is not money. Time is free. Instead of buying a plane ticket, take a train or bus, or just hop on your bike and ride away from town. ___39___  

Try to get your accommodation for free or next-to-nothing. Find kind souls around the world who agree to offer an extra bedroom, couch, or corner of the floor to travelers in exchange for the same kindness when they visit your town. ___40___It works best if your home is in a place someone wants to visit and if your dates coincide.

A. Embrace the simple joy of travel.

B. The slower you travel, the less money you will spend.

C. A lack of money doesn't necessarily mean you have to stay at home.

D. All of these things are simple to obtain and most of them are free.

E. Things like air and water are much cheaper once you get outside.

F. This scheme involves trading homes for an agreed-upon amount of time.

G. If you can do what needs to be done around the house, then you stay for free.

三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

If we redouble our efforts,our dreams will come true.Chen Zuobin had ___41___ for 13 years already.Finally,he decided to become a ___42___ again.Born in a mountain village in Anhui Province,Chen Zuobin walked out of the mountains for study when he was 19.Though he had a ___43___ life as a creative director of an international agency in Shanghai,he couldn’t ___44___ the anxiety reflected in his dreams.

“I dreamed about ___45___ branch roads several times a year.I didn’t know which one leads to ___46___.It made me feel terrible.” One day,Chen Zuobin said to his wife,“I want to go home.” ___47___ being surprised,his wife said,“Follow your heart.Don’t worry about me.”

The young couple returned to their hometown and ___48___ the Real Food Farm just to lead a real and simple life.Chen Zuobin shook off the ___59___ and tiredness from too much workload in the city.Only in the mountains can they enjoy the ___30___ air.There isn’t the smell of tail gas,but the smell of ___51___ when it shines over the woods.They live a life of “eating healthily and ___52___ well”.

In a time ___53___ eating properly becomes a luxury in the urban life,it’s truly a right way to return to the simplicity.“Life is a journey of ___54___ the proper way.” said Chen Zuobin.

Those dreams about branch roads have ___55___ because he has found his own path.

41. A. dreamed B. lived C. struggled D. hesitated

42. A. villager B. worker C. manager D. farmer

43. A. hard B. successful C. simple D. cozy

44. A. remove B. remember C. expose D. imagine

45. A. muddy B. vague C. countless D. straight

46. A. Rome B. home C. future D. destination

47. A. In terms of B. In spite of C. In place of D. Instead of

48. A. left B. sold C. built D. ruined

49. A. anxiety B. loneliness C. sadness D. joy

50. A. warm B. thin C. smelly D. fresh

51. A. water B. dust C. sunlight D. smog

52. A. playing B. sleeping C. dressing D. studying

53. A. when B. that C. which D. where

54. A. changing B. directing C. leading D. finding

55. A. faded away B. passed away C. put away D. run away

四、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Some people think that porridge(粥) is not    56    (taste). But for me, porridge is delicious. It can be a convenient and very    57    (health) way to start a day.

Porridge is a kind of food    58   (serve) for breakfast in China. It is usually a type of grain, like maize or oat, mixed with either milk or water. It is soft and sticky —  59   (thick) than liquid, but not solid. Porridge is very easy to digest, so it's very good for people  60  are ill.

Porridge preparation — the amount of ingredients and cooking time —   61    (depend) on what you choose to use as your porridge base. If I'm cooking for myself I put some rolled oats in a pan, add some water and milk, and then let the mixture boiled. I stir the porridge constantly.

Once it   62  (cook), the fun part is adding the favors. Porridge alone doesn't have    63    very strong flavor. Although some people think this makes porridge boring, I think this is    64 makes porridge exciting! It is like a blank piece of paper — you can add almost anything you want to the porridge base. Seeds, nuts and dried fruits are a very good   65    (choose) to add and can give you energy for the day.

五、应用文写作（满分15分）

假如你是李华，最近收到好友Lucy的邮件，告诉你她寒假想来你的家乡旅游。请你给她回一封邮件，内容包括：

(1) 表示欢迎；

(2) 介绍一下你的家乡并推荐一处旅游景点。

注意：(1) 词数80左右；

(2) 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Lucy,

I’m so glad to receive your email and know you’re coming to my hometown in the winter vacation.

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I hope this is helpful. I look forward to seeing you soon!

Yours,

Li Hua